Yeah him. The reason that Julyan aka JuJu didn't play that much was cause he was injured with a hip and knee injury. He missed 44 games and when he came back Denver was on a role. Never really got a fair shake.

i don't think he'll end up playing for us. just bc he was on Denver doesn't necessarily mean he isn't part of the Messiah Ujiri grand scheme... this man has some big moves to make, i could see him being thrown into some package before the season starts

I'm going to predict Stone provides us with 5 highlights all season, 3 of which are of the towel-waving variety.

On another note, I see a lot of comments in this thread (and in others) about Calderon being a crappy shooter and eventually turning himself into a marksman, implying that it's an easy feat. This is a very rare occurrence, and should be considered a testament to Calderon's work ethic, and willingness to start from scratch. We shouldn't expect Stone (or any other crappy shooter....ahem....*DeRozan*) to have similar success. It's not easy to do, which is why it hardly ever happens.

I'm going to predict Stone provides us with 5 highlights all season, 3 of which are of the towel-waving variety.

On another note, I see a lot of comments in this thread (and in others) about Calderon being a crappy shooter and eventually turning himself into a marksman, implying that it's an easy feat. This is a very rare occurrence, and should be considered a testament to Calderon's work ethic, and willingness to start from scratch. We shouldn't expect Stone (or any other crappy shooter....ahem....*DeRozan*) to have similar success. It's not easy to do, which is why it hardly ever happens.

And in case anyone was curious about the remaining 2 Stone highlights:

1. Diving head-first out of bounds to save a dead ball (he didn't hear the whistle)
2. Shooting a buzzer-beater during a garbage time blowout, that gets pinned between the rim and backboard.

I'm going to predict Stone provides us with 5 highlights all season, 3 of which are of the towel-waving variety.

On another note, I see a lot of comments in this thread (and in others) about Calderon being a crappy shooter and eventually turning himself into a marksman, implying that it's an easy feat. This is a very rare occurrence, and should be considered a testament to Calderon's work ethic, and willingness to start from scratch. We shouldn't expect Stone (or any other crappy shooter....ahem....*DeRozan*) to have similar success. It's not easy to do, which is why it hardly ever happens.

On the first thought...Well at least he won't be paid Marcus Banks-type money to do it. Also made me think, was Yogi ever a good cheerleader? Or did he not even show that level of energy?

On the second....I don't think I brought up anything like that, but regardless I'd like to comment. I don't think he has to become Jose good. He also has different physical tools all around than Jose. If he has a couple of post moves, because he certainly has the size to post up a lot of PGs, and can knock down some jumpers even to 15 ft, he can become pretty effective. Look at Andre Miller (hopefully Stone picked up a thing or two being on the same roster as him). And he can be better defensively than Miller for sure. The big "if" to me is can he run the team's offense? In both cases of Miller and Jose, despite their respective limitations, they're both good at running the offense. It's probably the biggest reason they've both prospered.

I'm all for giving the guy a chance (especially with those physical gifts), but if he is our only PG acquisition then the team isn't going to be very good. Doubly so when you consider the amount of games that Lowry will likely miss due to injury (small guy + attacking style = injuries).

I'm all for giving the guy a chance (especially with those physical gifts), but if he is our only PG acquisition then the team isn't going to be very good. Doubly so when you consider the amount of games that Lowry will likely miss due to injury (small guy + attacking style = injuries).

We might be able to get away with having Stone play 15 mpg (with 3 starters on the floor with him). But like you eluded to, if Lowry goes down it's over.